School of Education - Albury-Wodonga
Dr John
Rafferty
DipTeach(ACU,Canberra);Grad.Dip.App.Sci(ECU,Perth); MEd(ACU,Ballarat);EdD(ACU Melbourne)
Position: Lecturer in Education for Sustainability; and leader of the Inland Living Experience. Research Fellow.
Phone: (02) 605 19406
Fax: (02) 605 19424
Campus: Albury-Wodonga
Room: 103
Email: jrafferty@csu.edu.au
Website:http://athene.riv.csu.edu.au/~jraffert/
Biography
Dr Rafferty is an Australian researcher and educator with over 20 experience in Australian schools and universities. Dr Rafferty's research interests are concerned with educational reform and education for sustainability. Dr Rafferty is currently developing programs that use the natural and built environments of the Thurgoona campus as a stimulus for engaging with the wider community on key issues concerning sustainability. Through working with community groups Dr Rafferty is discovering ways to improve the learning outcomes of his students and changing the ways the community and the University interact. Dr Rafferty is currently a research fellow with RIPPLE and has no teaching responsibilities.
Teaching
- Primary Science and Technology - EMS301
- Professional Experience - EPT514
Membership
- Australian Curriculum Studies Association
- Australian Teacher Educator’s Association
Publications
Hard, L.M. & Rafferty, J.M. (2004) Reality Bites. Tension and challenges in redefining transitional education. Referred proceedings. Transition and Change. Transitions in Education. An international conference sponsored by the University of Western Sydney. November 2003 Sydney.
Rafferty, J. M. (2003),School reforms- programs or packages ? An exploration of one program for whole school literacy reform. Conversations with Teachers . J. M. Rafferty. Australian Curriculum Studies Association Conference, Canberra.
Rafferty, J. M. & Stephens, W. M. (2001), School public discourse and teacher's personal and practical , discourses: Three perspectives for examining a schools' charter for improvement. J. M. Rafferty & W. M. Stephens. Australian Curriculum Studies Association Conference, Canberra.